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RSS Hybrid Unibody LED + T5 light and a Zero Edge tank turned into a striking display by

Posted: December 21st, 2010, 10:21pm CST by MASA Admin

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ZeroEdge aquariums often get an undeserved bad rap, but there’s no denying that they can make for an exceptionally striking reef aquarium display. Case in point is this fantastic 20-ish gallon ZeroEdge set up by Cris Capp of AquaticArt in Denver Colorado. This ZeroEdge displays three of it’s four sides with an nice selection of colorful corals and clams on the reef pinnacle. No doubt the Hybrid Unibody LED + T5 light from NanoCustoms adds to the beautiful appearance of the corals, and havign the UV and fluorescence of actinic T5 lamps and the pop of LED Royal Blues makes for incredible color rendition from a sleek little fixture.
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Possible Frag Setup ?

Posted: December 21st, 2010, 9:47pm CST by Neil H

Hi All,

For those who are following the Drop off tank, all is still progressing well, however in my initial design i was going to have "TOWER" filter, a series of tanks for the filter, for a number of reasons i scrapped this tower filter .... BUT i have a stand that is sitting doing nothing for now........

i

so.....

here is what i am thinking ..... a filter at the base and a frag tank on shelf 1, another filter at the top and another frag tank on the second shelf ......

and what pray tell do i intend fragging ..... Nennies, specifically GBTA's and RBTA's one species in each system.....

Nennies live for decades in the ocean and i would like to look into the possibility of propogating them here in SA

So any and all comments and crits welcome ..... let me know what you think

Hello All

Posted: December 21st, 2010, 7:52pm CST by maxisoft

Hi to all.

You got yourselves a newby full of questions and hungry for info, hope you all ready for them..

I just started a 4 ft system with sump 2 days ago, so everything is new to me except for what I've managed to learn from pestering the guys at exotic aquariums, and reading on line.

Good to be here with you fellow reefers...

leather coral

Posted: December 21st, 2010, 7:23pm CST by paul bloem

hye all

my leather coral seems to be dieing, my parameters are as follow: PH 8.4, Alk 11.8(bit high), Calcium 380, magnesium 1200, phosphates 0.
i`ve been running my system on NP pellets for the last for weeks now and all my other softies and corals are doing fine (my normal xenia is even groing). I do 10% water change weekly.
:(
can you maybe give my any advise on what you think might be wrong?

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RSS Hydors Slim Skim Nano performer protein skimmer action video

Posted: December 21st, 2010, 6:20pm CST by MASA Admin

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The Slim Skim performer nano protein skimmer from Hydor is an internal model with a fresh new design. The Slim Skim Nano produces a froth of extremely tiny air bubbles and it also looks good while sitting inside of your nano to medium sized reef aquarium. But don’t take our word for it, check out this video we made of the Slim Skim Nano doing it’s fractionating thing on a 28 gallon EcoMini reef tank. After running the Slim Skim Nano we are pleased with the amount and density of the skimmate, even if the foam tends to push the lightweight lid off of the collection cup. It’s just the skimmer’s way of reminding us that it needs to be cleaned.
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60 g just started

Posted: December 21st, 2010, 4:54pm CST by ramseagle

So i have about 30 pounds of living rock and 40 pounds of dead live rock in my tank and i have filled it with water and salt, Is there anything else i need to do or just sit and wait till all my rock turns live.

The Skimz skimmer clan

Posted: December 21st, 2010, 4:26pm CST by leslie hempel

ok so i battled for a while to set my cone skimmer untill i stumbles on the following youtube vids

not Skims but the principle is the same
YouTube - Setting Up a Cone Protein Skimmer

YouTube - Setting Up a Cone Protein Skimmer

YouTube - Tuning a Protein Skimmer

most skimmers come pretty much plug in and play with a gate valve for adjusting water level within the skimmer but the cones and some of the newer skimmers come with an air adjustment which i dident fullt understand but can now see how dramatically it influences the skimmers performance.

heres mine

Sk181 internal cone

Plumbing help needed

Posted: December 21st, 2010, 3:46pm CST by spentacle

My dog chewed the overflow pipe today. Made a nice big mess all over the floor. Anyway wanted to find out how long I have to wait after gluing PVC pipe with PVC-u before I can run water through my sump again.

New Shipment

Posted: December 21st, 2010, 3:14pm CST by wild on pets

Hi All

We have recieved our last marine shipment for the year,

Achilles Tang
Flame Angel
Coral Beauty's
Japanese Swallow Angel
Long Nose Butterfly

Also have Purple Tangs, Yellow tangs, Pacific sailfin and Blue Girdled Majestic Angel

Wishing everyone all the best

Regards
Wild On Pets

Capturing the Unseen

Posted: December 21st, 2010, 2:29pm CST by viper357

A new entry has been added to Links and Downloads Manager, category Photography

Description: NightSea equipment gives us a rare opportunity to see far beyond what our eyes allow. Here you will find a few basic steps to get you started.

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit Capturing the Unseen
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Need help finding inverter.

Posted: December 21st, 2010, 12:51pm CST by mariusmeyer

Hey guys.

I need your help in finding another inverter for my backup solution. I am looking for a 12V pure sinewave inverter that has a built in auto transfer switch. What brands do you know of and who can I contact. I only want to run my 145W lifetech return pump. It needs to be able to handle the extra startup load of the pump which some people claim can be 6-8 times higher than the rated power. So that makes it a 1000W inverter roughly.

I have dealt with Current Automation in Kya Sands recently and I am not impressed with their backup service. So I am looking for another supplier.

Thanks

Blasto ID Please

Posted: December 21st, 2010, 11:56am CST by craigh

Hi There

I am busy trying to list all the correct names for my livestock..Blastomussa today...Any idea of the 2 attached?
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Moray troubles

Posted: December 21st, 2010, 10:45am CST by SalmonAfrica

Hi all

First, a note to the mods - this isn't a classifieds or for sale thread. I understand that my post count is not high enough to post in the classifieds section, but this thread isn't an attempt to work around that. I just need some help.

Alright, onto the issue. At the moment I have 4 different species of moray, all of a (relatively) small size. They are all wild caught, from the general Durban.Umdolti/Ballito area.

The problem is that I'm getting shipped off to university next year, and the parents aren't willing to take care of them, partially out of fear of being bitten and partially out of fear that they'll accidentally kill them, because they're inexperienced in fishkeeping.

The thing is, I have no idea what to do with them. I have put them up on other forums' classifieds sections for free, and I've had no takers yet. Putting them back in the ocean isn't an option, due to several issues that arise from putting captive fish back in the wild. Somebody suggested that I offer them to uShaka Marine World, but I doubt they'd take fish from a private aquarium, plus they'd have nowhere to put them.

I'm clueless and really wouldn't mind some help round about now. What can I do with them? They're really great fish and it's kinda sad that they'll be homeless soon...

Thanks in advance

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